A_Prime

Hi everyone,
 
One of the most well reviewed and popular IPS monitor is on sale at $249.99 (regular $380), which is the lowest it's ever been.
 
24" IPS, 1920x1080, EXTREMELY thin bezel. I personally own one of these and it's beautiful.
 
http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/Gaming_Accessories/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=dhs&cs=cadhs1&sku=860-BBCG
 
Dell offers free shipping as well.
 
Not sure how long the sale goes for.
 
Enjoy

OMG am the biggest retard in the world the SATA cable wasnt plugged in all the way on my HDD am gonna shoot myself thats a derp momment

I’ve decided to join the small form factor craze and rebuild existing machine using the Cubitek Mini Cube case with a few upgrades.
Parts from my old build:
Intel Core i5 3570K
Kingston HyperX Blu 2X4 GB
Corsair TX750 Power Supply
Samsung 830 128gb SSD
Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD
New Parts:
Galaxy Gefore GTX 780 Reference (Replacing my PNY GTX 560 ti)
Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI mITX motherboard
Noctua NF-P12 fans x2
Gelid Low profile heatsink
Fiio Olympus E10 (Replacing my Asus Xonar DX soundcard, only one PCI-E slot)
Cubitek Mini Cube case
New Parts:

New case vs old case (Corsair 500r)

LOVE how the reference cooler looks

First time I’ve seen a mITX motherboard in person, it’s so funny how tiny it is

I really should have invested in a modular power supply...thankfully the case closed

The inside, at least this side is clean

It glows!

Everything all set up and ready to go

Conclusion:
SFF builds are really neat, and suits me personally, I consider myself a light enthusist, I love building PCs but not interested in SLI/Crossfire, or massive overclocking. I’ve actually haven’t tried overclocking this PC yet because I’m worried about temps, but the GTX 780 should eat up any frames I would have lost by running stock.
Not going to lie, this was a very rage inducing build, you have to plan SFF builds very carefully, the order you put everything together is very crucial or you’ll spend a lot of time taking everything apart (Example,I had to put in the 4 pin power to the mobo BEFORE you screw it into the case).
Also, SFF builds are all about compromises, it’s not for people who want the best of everything. Airflow is poor, you’re going to have to either give up on overclocking or go with a minimum. I had to go with a refrence cooler on the GTX 780 for the same reason (So the heat exhaust out the back of the case, but the beautiful cooler design makes up for it).
Future upgrades:
2x8gb Ram (When ram isn’t insanely expensive)
A quiet, modular power supply (Maybe the RM650)
If possible, somehow mod a small AIO watercooling unit like the H60, to fit the 80/92mm exhaust in the back..
Hope you enjoyed this simple build log.

I’ve decided to join the small form factor craze and rebuild existing machine using the Cubitek Mini Cube case with a few upgrades.
Parts from my old build:
Intel Core i5 3570K
Kingston HyperX Blu 2X4 GB
Corsair TX750 Power Supply
Samsung 830 128gb SSD
Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD
New Parts:
Galaxy Gefore GTX 780 Reference (Replacing my PNY GTX 560 ti)
Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI mITX motherboard
Noctua NF-P12 fans x2
Gelid Low profile heatsink
Fiio Olympus E10 (Replacing my Asus Xonar DX soundcard, only one PCI-E slot)
Cubitek Mini Cube case
New Parts:

New case vs old case (Corsair 500r)

LOVE how the reference cooler looks

First time I’ve seen a mITX motherboard in person, it’s so funny how tiny it is

I really should have invested in a modular power supply...thankfully the case closed

The inside, at least this side is clean

It glows!

Everything all set up and ready to go

Conclusion:
SFF builds are really neat, and suits me personally, I consider myself a light enthusist, I love building PCs but not interested in SLI/Crossfire, or massive overclocking. I’ve actually haven’t tried overclocking this PC yet because I’m worried about temps, but the GTX 780 should eat up any frames I would have lost by running stock.
Not going to lie, this was a very rage inducing build, you have to plan SFF builds very carefully, the order you put everything together is very crucial or you’ll spend a lot of time taking everything apart (Example,I had to put in the 4 pin power to the mobo BEFORE you screw it into the case).
Also, SFF builds are all about compromises, it’s not for people who want the best of everything. Airflow is poor, you’re going to have to either give up on overclocking or go with a minimum. I had to go with a refrence cooler on the GTX 780 for the same reason (So the heat exhaust out the back of the case, but the beautiful cooler design makes up for it).
Future upgrades:
2x8gb Ram (When ram isn’t insanely expensive)
A quiet, modular power supply (Maybe the RM650)
If possible, somehow mod a small AIO watercooling unit like the H60, to fit the 80/92mm exhaust in the back..
Hope you enjoyed this simple build log.

I’ve decided to join the small form factor craze and rebuild existing machine using the Cubitek Mini Cube case with a few upgrades.
Parts from my old build:
Intel Core i5 3570K
Kingston HyperX Blu 2X4 GB
Corsair TX750 Power Supply
Samsung 830 128gb SSD
Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD
New Parts:
Galaxy Gefore GTX 780 Reference (Replacing my PNY GTX 560 ti)
Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI mITX motherboard
Noctua NF-P12 fans x2
Gelid Low profile heatsink
Fiio Olympus E10 (Replacing my Asus Xonar DX soundcard, only one PCI-E slot)
Cubitek Mini Cube case
New Parts:

New case vs old case (Corsair 500r)

LOVE how the reference cooler looks

First time I’ve seen a mITX motherboard in person, it’s so funny how tiny it is

I really should have invested in a modular power supply...thankfully the case closed

The inside, at least this side is clean

It glows!

Everything all set up and ready to go

Conclusion:
SFF builds are really neat, and suits me personally, I consider myself a light enthusist, I love building PCs but not interested in SLI/Crossfire, or massive overclocking. I’ve actually haven’t tried overclocking this PC yet because I’m worried about temps, but the GTX 780 should eat up any frames I would have lost by running stock.
Not going to lie, this was a very rage inducing build, you have to plan SFF builds very carefully, the order you put everything together is very crucial or you’ll spend a lot of time taking everything apart (Example,I had to put in the 4 pin power to the mobo BEFORE you screw it into the case).
Also, SFF builds are all about compromises, it’s not for people who want the best of everything. Airflow is poor, you’re going to have to either give up on overclocking or go with a minimum. I had to go with a refrence cooler on the GTX 780 for the same reason (So the heat exhaust out the back of the case, but the beautiful cooler design makes up for it).
Future upgrades:
2x8gb Ram (When ram isn’t insanely expensive)
A quiet, modular power supply (Maybe the RM650)
If possible, somehow mod a small AIO watercooling unit like the H60, to fit the 80/92mm exhaust in the back..
Hope you enjoyed this simple build log.

I’ve decided to join the small form factor craze and rebuild existing machine using the Cubitek Mini Cube case with a few upgrades.
Parts from my old build:
Intel Core i5 3570K
Kingston HyperX Blu 2X4 GB
Corsair TX750 Power Supply
Samsung 830 128gb SSD
Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD
New Parts:
Galaxy Gefore GTX 780 Reference (Replacing my PNY GTX 560 ti)
Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI mITX motherboard
Noctua NF-P12 fans x2
Gelid Low profile heatsink
Fiio Olympus E10 (Replacing my Asus Xonar DX soundcard, only one PCI-E slot)
Cubitek Mini Cube case
New Parts:

New case vs old case (Corsair 500r)

LOVE how the reference cooler looks

First time I’ve seen a mITX motherboard in person, it’s so funny how tiny it is

I really should have invested in a modular power supply...thankfully the case closed

The inside, at least this side is clean

It glows!

Everything all set up and ready to go

Conclusion:
SFF builds are really neat, and suits me personally, I consider myself a light enthusist, I love building PCs but not interested in SLI/Crossfire, or massive overclocking. I’ve actually haven’t tried overclocking this PC yet because I’m worried about temps, but the GTX 780 should eat up any frames I would have lost by running stock.
Not going to lie, this was a very rage inducing build, you have to plan SFF builds very carefully, the order you put everything together is very crucial or you’ll spend a lot of time taking everything apart (Example,I had to put in the 4 pin power to the mobo BEFORE you screw it into the case).
Also, SFF builds are all about compromises, it’s not for people who want the best of everything. Airflow is poor, you’re going to have to either give up on overclocking or go with a minimum. I had to go with a refrence cooler on the GTX 780 for the same reason (So the heat exhaust out the back of the case, but the beautiful cooler design makes up for it).
Future upgrades:
2x8gb Ram (When ram isn’t insanely expensive)
A quiet, modular power supply (Maybe the RM650)
If possible, somehow mod a small AIO watercooling unit like the H60, to fit the 80/92mm exhaust in the back..
Hope you enjoyed this simple build log.

I’ve decided to join the small form factor craze and rebuild existing machine using the Cubitek Mini Cube case with a few upgrades.
Parts from my old build:
Intel Core i5 3570K
Kingston HyperX Blu 2X4 GB
Corsair TX750 Power Supply
Samsung 830 128gb SSD
Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD
New Parts:
Galaxy Gefore GTX 780 Reference (Replacing my PNY GTX 560 ti)
Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI mITX motherboard
Noctua NF-P12 fans x2
Gelid Low profile heatsink
Fiio Olympus E10 (Replacing my Asus Xonar DX soundcard, only one PCI-E slot)
Cubitek Mini Cube case
New Parts:

New case vs old case (Corsair 500r)

LOVE how the reference cooler looks

First time I’ve seen a mITX motherboard in person, it’s so funny how tiny it is

I really should have invested in a modular power supply...thankfully the case closed

The inside, at least this side is clean

It glows!

Everything all set up and ready to go

Conclusion:
SFF builds are really neat, and suits me personally, I consider myself a light enthusist, I love building PCs but not interested in SLI/Crossfire, or massive overclocking. I’ve actually haven’t tried overclocking this PC yet because I’m worried about temps, but the GTX 780 should eat up any frames I would have lost by running stock.
Not going to lie, this was a very rage inducing build, you have to plan SFF builds very carefully, the order you put everything together is very crucial or you’ll spend a lot of time taking everything apart (Example,I had to put in the 4 pin power to the mobo BEFORE you screw it into the case).
Also, SFF builds are all about compromises, it’s not for people who want the best of everything. Airflow is poor, you’re going to have to either give up on overclocking or go with a minimum. I had to go with a refrence cooler on the GTX 780 for the same reason (So the heat exhaust out the back of the case, but the beautiful cooler design makes up for it).
Future upgrades:
2x8gb Ram (When ram isn’t insanely expensive)
A quiet, modular power supply (Maybe the RM650)
If possible, somehow mod a small AIO watercooling unit like the H60, to fit the 80/92mm exhaust in the back..
Hope you enjoyed this simple build log.